Micheline Presle
Known for Acting · 162 credits
- Born
- 1922-08-22
- Died
- 2024-02-21
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Micheline Chassagne · Мишлин Николь Джулия Эмилинна Шассан · Micheline Nicole Julia Emilien Chassagne · Мишлин Пресль · Micheline Prelle
Biography
Micheline Presle (born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; August 22, 1922 – February 21, 2024) was a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in Hollywood and in France.
Born in Paris, she wanted to be an actress from an early age. She took acting classes in her early teens and made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the 1937 production of La Fessée. In 1938, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young actress in French cinema. Her rise to European stardom, in films such as Devil in the Flesh, led to offers from Hollywood and in 1950, she was signed by 20th Century Fox.
20th Century Fox executives changed Presle's last name to Prell. It was later changed to Prelle after a soap company brought out Prell shampoo. Her first Hollywood production was a starring role opposite John Garfield in the film Under My Skin directed by Jean Negulesco. That same year director Fritz Lang cast her opposite Tyrone Power in the war drama American Guerrilla in the Philippines. In 1950, she became the second wife of American actor William Marshall with whom she had a daughter, Tonie. William Marshall had teamed up with actor Errol Flynn and his production company and in 1951 he directed Flynn and her in the film Adventures of Captain Fabian.
Presle's marriage did not last and she returned to France, divorcing Marshall in 1954. Her career flourished in French films and in 1957 she was a guest on the American Ed Sullivan Show. In 1959 she performed in the United Kingdom English-language production of Blind Date directed by Joseph Losey. She returned to Hollywood in 1962 for the role of Sandra Dee's mother in the Universal Studios film If a Man Answers which also featured Dee's husband, singer Bobby Darin. The following year, Presle acted again in English in The Prize starring Paul Newman. She did not make another English film, but after performing in more than 50 films in French, in 1989 she appeared in the French-made bilingual production I Want to Go Home, for which she was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
In 1971, Presle signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly declaring she had an illegal abortion.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Combat!
1962
as Annette
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Madame Lagrue
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Grandma
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Rachelle
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Madame de Saint-Méran
H
1998
as Elle-même (l'actrice)
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Les Saintes Chéries
1965
as Ève Lagarde
La Vie de Marianne
1976
as Mme. de Miran
Movies (145)
Napoleon
1955
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Paris Frills
1945
as Micheline Lafaurie
Christine
1958
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Donkey Skin
1970
as The Red Queen
Chouchou
2003
as La mère de Stanislas
Transfixed
2001
as Violette Ancelin
The Prize
1963
as Denise Marceau
House of Ricordi
1954
as Virginia Marchi
Les Miserables
1995
as Mother Superior
Nea
1976
as Helen Ashby
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971
as Aunt Amelie
France Boutique
2003
as Nicole
The Blood of Others
1984
as Denise
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Lust
1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Micheline Allan
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Tante Maryse
The Assassin
1961
as Adalgisa De Matteis
King of Hearts
1966
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Imperial Venus
1962
as Josephine
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
as Micheline Presle
Fanfan
1993
as Maude
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
as Dr Delavigne
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Mrs. de Pompadour
Comedy of Happiness
1940
as Lydia
The Nun
1967
as Mme de Moni
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
as Jeanne Martinez
Vertiges de l'amour
2001
as La mère de Vincent
Blind Date
1959
as Jacqueline Cousteau
Going South
2009
as La grand-mère
Don't Bite, We Love You
1976
as Psychologist
The Spanking
1937
as (uncredited)
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Huguette
Grève party
1998
as Madame Raymonde
The Baron of the Locks
1960
as Perle Germain-Joubert
Devil in the Flesh
1947
as Marthe Grangier
Earth Light
1970
as L'Antiquaire
Qui trop embrasse...
1986
as La mère de Christian
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self
The Dog
1984
as Simone
Your Turn, My Turn
1978
as Valentine Vatrin
Démons de midi
1979
as Rose
A Day at the Museum
2008
as Liliane
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979
as Mlle Chagrin
The Voyage of Penelope
1996
as Hermine
Dark Purpose
1964
as Monique Bouvier
The Chips Are Down
1947
as Eve Charlier
The Impure Ones
1954
as Michèle
The Bamboo Stroke
1963
as Angèle Brissac
Should Not!...
1996
as la "mère" de Bernard
Just Like Brothers
2012
as Grandmother
Four Flights to Love
1939
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Grabuge!
2005
as Gisèle Lenoir
I Want to Go Home
1989
as Isabelle Gauthier
Her Bridal Night
1956
as Judith Aurigault
Under My Skin
1950
as Paule Manet
If a Man Answers
1962
as Germaine Stacy
Bankable
2012
as Granny
The Devil in the Box
1977
as Madame Aubert
It Happened in the Park
1953
as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
Out of Whack
1979
as Carmen
A Man and His Dog
2009
as Femme
Male Hunt
1964
as Isabelle Lartois
Bad Company
1999
as Mamie
Twilight
1944
as Félicie Nanteuil
A Chef in Love
1996
as Marcelle Ichak
Archipelago of Love
1983
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951
as Lea Mariotte
Devil in the Brain
1972
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
Something Fishy
1994
as Mrs. Loussine
Law of Men
1962
as Sophie Givier
The Last Days of Pompeii
1950
as Hélène
Time Out for Love
1961
as Michele
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975
as Star Belladonna
Saltimbank
2003
as Mrs. Saltim
La Gueule de l’emploi
1974
as Micheline Presle
Les Pieds nickelés
1964
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
Seduction Of The South
1961
as La marchesa
Angel and Sinner
1945
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
I Sing
1938
as (uncredited)
The Other Eye
1991
as Self
All Roads Lead to Rome
1949
as Laura Lee
Casque bleu
1994
as Gisèle
The French Way
1940
as Claire Ancelot
Epiphany Sunday
1991
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Certaines nouvelles
1980
as Hélène
Thirteen at the Table
1955
as Madeleine Villardier
Vous êtes de la police ?
2007
as Jane Latour-Jackson
We Forget Everything!
1979
as Madame Courdevey
La Dame aux camélias
1953
as Marguerite Gauthier
It All Depends on Girls
1980
as Betty
Bobosse
1959
as Régine / Simone
Tender Souls
2001
as Juliette
Fantastic Night
1942
as Irène
The Love of a Woman
1953
as Marie Prieur
The Heart at Work
2000
as Madeleine
Thieves After Dark
1984
as Genevieve
Teuf-teuf
1963
Women Are Talkative
1958
as Nicole
Hail! Mafia
1965
as Daisy
The Red and the Black
1961
as Madame de Rénal
A Mistress for the Summer
1960
as Paule
Mignon Has Left
1988
as Prof. Girelli
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
1979
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
as Self
Girls in Distress
1939
as Jacqueline Presle
Secrets of a Ballerina
1943
as Clara Biondi
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956
as Lucrezia Cenci
Charming Fellow
2001
as Bélise
Petite peste
1939
Five Day Lover
1961
as Madeleine
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
1974
as Laurence
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
1988
as Lady with jewels
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960
as Mrs. Latour
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
as Micheline
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Après après-demain
1990
as La voisine
At the Top of the Stairs
1983
as Mathilde
My Name is Victor
1993
as Luce
The Beautiful Adventure
1942
as Françoise Pimbrache
About Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; August 22, 1922 – February 21, 2024) was a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in Hollywood and in France. Born in Paris, she wanted to be an actress from an early age. She took acting classes in her early teens and made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the 1937 production of La Fessée. In 1938, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promis… With 162 credits spanning from 1937 to 2019, Micheline Presle has appeared in 145 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Micheline Presle Movies
- Napoleon (1955) — as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
- Paris Frills (1945) — as Micheline Lafaurie
- Christine (1958) — as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
- Donkey Skin (1970) — as The Red Queen
- Chouchou (2003) — as La mère de Stanislas
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